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politics1d ago
Trump 'didn't want to listen' to PM's legal excuses on Iran in call
- Trump reportedly dismissed Starmer's Iran strike justifications in a frosty call.
- The dialogue included Starmer nudging the talk toward the King's state visit to ease tensions.
- UK officials said the call was not rosy, though Downing Street called it constructive at an operational level.
- British polling showed mixed public opinion on whether the King should visit the US.
- Trump is referenced as an admirer of the Royal Family in relation to the visit discussion.
- Britain considered allowing defensive actions to stop Iranian reprisals, per officials.
- Trump reportedly called Starmer 'not Winston Churchill' in the private exchanges.
- UK government framed the call as operational rather than symbolic in nature.
- The King's state visit to the US remained unconfirmed as of the report.
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